RADIO RSA STUDIO RECORDING

Radio RSA South Africa QSL card coastal scene

 
RADIO RSA STUDIO RECORDING
Background information on the famous interval signal


Our last blog post by guest contributor, Colin Miller, brought forward many comments from the Facebook SWL groups. It seems that Colin's reminiscences about his work at the station during the 1980s also brought back fond memories of the station for our readers. If you haven't yet had a chance to read Colin's post, it is certainly worth taking the time to do so. 

Following on from that last post, Colin has generously sent me a studio recording of RSA's interval signal, station identification and sign-on announcement. And, it also included some interesting background information on the interval signal.

I have made the recording into a YouTube video and incorporated some images of QSLs from collections owned by Colin and myself. We hope you enjoy the video:




73 and good DX to you all,
Rob Wagner VK3BVW and Colin Miller VE3CMT (ex ZS6BYL)


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  1. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2022 at 2:50 PM

    Thanks for instantly transporting me back to me bedroom/DXing shack in Lakewood, California, early to mid 1970s! Heard so many, many countries back then, including South Africa, via my trusty Zenith Transoceanic Royal 7000Y and a 70-foot random longwire antenna. I'd write up reception reports on my Underwood typewriter purchased for a few bucks at the local Salvation Army store,then transport them to the post office via my Schwinn Varsity 10-speed bike to mail them off via "Air Mail," always including IRCs for return postage, to dozens of far-flung P.O. boxes around the globe.

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    1. Rob WagnerFebruary 16, 2022 at 2:54 PM

      Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing your memories! 73, Rob VK3BVW

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